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Devon
"Ship" Waggon
c.1870This waggon was built by a
Mr. Pearcey of Payhembury in 1870, and used on farms at Awliscombe and Buckerell in East
Devon. It can be seen in the Alford Gallery at the Museum. |
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| I have chosen it
because waggons are so evocative of our past agricultural history, because of the
craftsmanship involved in their construction, and because farm waggon design has very
distinct regional variations. |
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| Devon Waggons
are always painted blue and red, usually with yellow head and tailboards. They are of the
"bow" variety, which means that they have "outraves" or outriggers
extending from the body side. |
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| Because these outraves run
level above the rear wheels, they have been likened to the poop deck of a sailing ship and
so the waggons have been nicknamed "Ships". The Museum recognises the regional and national importance of its
collection of farm waggons and carts, and has undertaken an extensive programme
of conservation. |
JOHN LEACH
former curator |
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